State Supreme Court / Wis.

State Ex Rel. Watts v. Combined Community Services Board of Milwaukee County

Decided January 31, 1985. Donald W. Steinmetz wrote the opinion for the court.

362 N.W.2d 104 · Cited 82 times

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Precedents cited

Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

Baxstrom v. Herold · 383 U.S. 107
State Ex Rel. La Follette v. Reuter · 36 Wis. 2d 96
Jackson v. Indiana · 406 U.S. 715
Humphrey v. Cady · 405 U.S. 504
Fasulo v. Arafeh · 173 Conn. 473
Harris v. Kelley · 234 N.W.2d 628
In Matter of Guardianship & Protective Placement of Shaw · 275 N.W.2d 503
State Ex Rel. Terry v. Schubert · 247 N.W.2d 109
Milwaukee County Combined Community Services Board v. Athans · 320 N.W.2d 30
Addington v. Texas · 441 U.S. 418
Williamson v. Lee Optical of Oklahoma, Inc. · 348 U.S. 483
Walters v. City of St. Louis · 347 U.S. 231
Johnson v. Solomon · 484 F. Supp. 278

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D.E.R. v. La Crosse County · 155 Wis. 2d 240
Matter of Protective Placement of Der · 455 N.W.2d 239
State Ex Rel. Jones v. Gerhardstein · 416 N.W.2d 883
K.N.K. v. Buhler · 139 Wis. 2d 190
In Matter of Guardianship of Agnes T. · 507 N.W.2d 373
Matter of Guardianship of KNK · 407 N.W.2d 281
Dunn County v. JUDY K. · 2002 WI 87
Knight v. Milwaukee County · 2002 WI 27
State v. Beyer · 2006 WI 2
Waukesha County v. B.D. · 472 N.W.2d 563
State v. Post · 541 N.W.2d 115
Walworth County v. THERESE B. · 2003 WI App 223
State v. Akins · 544 N.W.2d 392
W.J.C. v. County of Vilas · 124 Wis. 2d 238
In Matter of Guardianship of Agnes T. · 525 N.W.2d 268
Ferdon Ex Rel. Petrucelli v. Wisconsin Patients Compensation Fund · 2005 WI 125
State v. R.R.E. · 162 Wis. 2d 698
Outagamie County v. Michael H. · 359 Wis. 2d 272
Jackson County Department of Health & Human Services v. Susan H. · 2010 WI App 82
State Ex Rel. Jones v. Gerhardstein · 400 N.W.2d 1
Racine Steel Castings v. Hardy · 407 N.W.2d 299
State Ex Rel. Madison Landfills, Inc. v. Dane County · 515 N.W.2d 322

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